Recent posts by Jodi Borrello - NOLA.comtag:profile.nola.com,2015:jodiborrello/103442592015-03-31T19:51:05ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceMardi Gras poll: Do you leave town during Carnival?tag:www.nola.com,2014:/mardigras/index.ssf/3187.122984622014-02-28T15:00:34Z2014-02-28T15:00:34ZWhat are your plans this Carnival season?jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
What are your plans this Carnival season?
Who would you put on a New Orleans Walk of Fame?tag:www.nola.com,2014:/celebrities/index.ssf/5736.119966702014-01-16T15:00:29Z2014-01-16T15:00:29ZOur celebrities aren't like other celebrities; they're charactersjodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
Our celebrities aren't like other celebrities; they're characters
Saenger. Seinfeld. Success. Jodi Borrello shares her Saenger memoriestag:www.nola.com,2013:/arts/index.ssf//2580.112979482013-09-24T15:55:46Z2013-09-24T15:55:46ZSaenger. Seinfeld. Success.A little more than two years ago, the Joy Theater reopened its doors to bring joy back to Canal Street. Now, eight years after Hurricane Katrina, it's finally the Saenger Theatre's turn. For years as a teenager I...jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
Saenger. Seinfeld. Success.A little more than two years ago, the Joy Theater reopened its doors to bring joy back to Canal Street. Now, eight years after Hurricane Katrina, it's finally the Saenger Theatre's turn. For years as a teenager I...
'Staycations' hardly apply to New Orleanians, who make the most of their city every daytag:www.nola.com,2013:/arts/index.ssf//2580.109511372013-07-23T17:45:02Z2013-07-23T17:45:02ZWhat are your go-to day trips around the area?jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
What are your go-to day trips around the area?
Jodi Borrello knows just what moms want for Mother's Day: On the porch with Jodi Borrellotag:www.nola.com,2013:/family/index.ssf//3132.105142332013-05-09T22:10:00Z2013-05-09T22:10:00ZSix things every mom wants for Mother's Dayjodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
Six things every mom wants for Mother's Day
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: Looking back on festival funtag:www.nola.com,2013:/fqfest/index.ssf//2721.102941552013-04-03T15:47:22Z2013-04-03T15:47:22ZHappiness is a teenager who can drive herself to festivals.jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
Happiness is a teenager who can drive herself to festivals.
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: Distracted by doodlebugstag:www.nola.com,2013:/arts/index.ssf//2580.102462632013-03-25T21:42:04Z2013-03-25T21:42:04ZMy gardening tools? Tweezers, peroxide and duct tapejodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
My gardening tools? Tweezers, peroxide and duct tape
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: Why I became a comediantag:www.nola.com,2013:/arts/index.ssf//2580.102006992013-03-18T14:20:45Z2013-03-18T14:20:45ZPeople often ask me, "Why did you want to become a stand-up comedian?" I can tell them one of the litany of half-truths such as, I was a class clown, I was the only one who thought certain things were...jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
People often ask me, "Why did you want to become a stand-up comedian?" I can tell them one of the litany of half-truths such as, I was a class clown, I was the only one who thought certain things were...
St. Joseph's altars elicit memories of fig cookies, Pasta Milanese and lucky beans: On the porch with Jodi Borrellotag:www.nola.com,2013:/arts/index.ssf//2580.101573862013-03-11T16:20:04Z2013-03-11T16:20:04Z'We love not only to cook, but watching others eat what we've prepared'jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
'We love not only to cook, but watching others eat what we've prepared'
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: When did good manners become 'old school'?tag:www.nola.com,2013:/arts/index.ssf//2580.101224212013-03-05T23:10:58Z2013-03-05T23:10:58ZSending a plant, writing a thank-you note, knocking on doors ... let's bring 'old school' back!jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
Sending a plant, writing a thank-you note, knocking on doors ... let's bring 'old school' back!
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: When it comes to crawfish boils, here are the rulestag:www.nola.com,2013:/food/index.ssf//3134.100674102013-02-28T14:00:30Z2013-02-28T14:00:30ZNever eat more than 3 pounds of crawfish at someone's home, unless they are a relative.jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
Never eat more than 3 pounds of crawfish at someone's home, unless they are a relative.
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: Have you seen my glasses?tag:www.nola.com,2013:/arts/index.ssf//2580.100222262013-02-19T22:18:30Z2013-02-19T22:18:30ZI'm focusing on what I can see, just like the optometrist saidjodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
I'm focusing on what I can see, just like the optometrist said
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: Mardi Gras mayhem is over ... now what?tag:www.nola.com,2013:/mardigras/index.ssf//3187.99798832013-02-13T19:04:29Z2013-02-13T19:04:29ZWhat is 'back to normal' in New Orleans?jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
What is 'back to normal' in New Orleans?
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: Nothing says Mardi Gras like the smell of barbecue chickentag:www.nola.com,2013:/mardigras/index.ssf//3187.99250522013-02-05T15:40:37Z2013-02-05T15:40:37ZWhat are your Mardi Gras triggers?jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
What are your Mardi Gras triggers?
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: Super Bowl is what dreams are made oftag:www.nola.com,2013:/arts/index.ssf//2580.98829122013-01-30T00:02:03Z2013-01-30T00:02:03ZMost people set reminders on their phone to accomplish important tasks. I, on the other hand, get a reminder at 3:36 p.m. every day ... to take a nap.I love to sleep. I actually dream about sleeping. But after countless...jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
Most people set reminders on their phone to accomplish important tasks. I, on the other hand, get a reminder at 3:36 p.m. every day ... to take a nap.I love to sleep. I actually dream about sleeping. But after countless...
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: Escaping reality with 'Downton Abbey'tag:www.nola.com,2013:/tv/index.ssf//4419.98340072013-01-22T15:19:14Z2013-01-22T15:19:14ZWhat TV show are you obsessed with at the moment?jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
What TV show are you obsessed with at the moment?
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: Postcards were the text messages of their timetag:www.nola.com,2013:/arts/index.ssf//2580.97861802013-01-14T21:03:20Z2013-01-14T21:03:20ZWhen we were kids, we'd send postcards to our friends from Covington, because those were monumental trips back thenjodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
When we were kids, we'd send postcards to our friends from Covington, because those were monumental trips back then
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: Bundle up, New Orleanstag:www.nola.com,2013:/arts/index.ssf//2580.97477522013-01-08T16:55:10Z2013-01-08T16:55:10Z... and don't forget the scarf!jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
... and don't forget the scarf!
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: Bill Johnston benefit auctioning only-in-New-Orleans itemstag:www.nola.com,2012:/music/index.ssf//2578.97051962012-12-31T19:55:15Z2012-12-31T19:55:15ZNeed a babysitter (for yourself, not the kids) for Mardi Gras?jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
Need a babysitter (for yourself, not the kids) for Mardi Gras?
On the porch with Jodi Borrello: Don't take those lights down just yet!tag:www.nola.com,2012:/family/index.ssf//3132.96739982012-12-26T11:00:00Z2012-12-26T11:00:00ZJodi thinks there should be an unwritten rule: If your neighbor has decked the porch, you should reciprocate with at last a 50-bulb strand set of lights. jodiborrellohttp://connect.nola.com/user/jodiborrello/index.html
Jodi thinks there should be an unwritten rule: If your neighbor has decked the porch, you should reciprocate with at last a 50-bulb strand set of lights.